Do you love working with children? Are you committed to building a nurturing and safe learning environment? If so, we would love to meet you!
We are looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to support the general running of the classroom and the work of the teacher, focusing on pupil learning. This is your chance to work in a highly supportive and inclusive school where every child is valued as a unique individual. We believe all children have the right to enjoy and achieve to the best of their ability in a safe, happy and secure environment.
Hours of work: This is a temporary position until the end of the academic year with possibility of extension. Term time only - 39 weeks a year - 12 hours per week over two days (Monday and Tuesday).
Salary: £24,242 FTE (£7012.59 pro rata) - £12.91 per hour.
A typical day in the life of a teaching assistant:
* Assisting the teacher in routine classroom tasks.
* Preparing learning materials and setting up equipment.
* Assisting individual children or groups of children, some of them with special education needs.
* Contributing, where appropriate, to any discussion of pupils' needs and progress.
* Making sure the learning environment is safe.
* Supporting pupil activities and behaviour.
* Participating in any relevant staff development activities.
* Assisting in meeting the children's needs for encouragement and reassurance.
* Liaising with parents.
* Following safeguarding policy and procedures.
The successful candidate will have:
* A calm, friendly manner and the ability to build rapport with pupils.
* Great verbal communication skills.
* Flexibility to adapt to constantly changing priorities.
* Ability to work well within a team.
* A commitment to equality and inclusion.
We can offer you:
* Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme).
* With experience you could progress to a more senior teaching assistant role in the school or the trust (where a vacancy exists).
* Family friendly employer - Term time working.
* A wide range of employee benefits including employee assistance programme, wellbeing app access, gym discount, cycle to work scheme and electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
* Free car parking.
Closing date for applications is 18th November 2024. Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date, please apply early.
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